Ryan watched as his adoptive brother paced back and forth in front of him.
"I mean I came back expecting to see her with Zach living happily ever after and instead she declares her love for ME" Seth stopped and looked at Ryan then began pacing again. "And the last two days I have been going crazy. I mean she has been so busy helping Marissa, but after tonight…" Seth stopped moving again and looked at Ryan his face losing its color. "What if she changes her mind after a couple of days"
Ryan laughed to himself "Which one of us is getting married" he joked
Seth smiled embarrassed "Sorry"
Ryan just shook his head "It's okay, but seriously Seth if she was going to change her mind she had 3 months to do so while you were dating another girl and she didn't. So I really doubt that she will change her mind"
Seth laughed to himself "Thanks man"
Ryan just shrugged his shoulders and they stood there in silence, until the door opened and Sandy walked in. "How are you holding up?" he asked Ryan
"Better than him" he said gesturing towards Seth.
Sandy just smiled to himself "Well then I guess I will give you both a word of advice that I have learned from being married to your mother."
Both younger men looked at Sandy expectantly
"Just make sure you always get the last word in…yes dear of course"
They both smiled "Thanks dad" Seth said slapping his dads back. Sandy then pulled both his sons into a hug. "Your mother and I are very proud of you both" he said while still hugging them.
"Thanks" they muttered
Finally Sandy loosened his grip on his sons and they quickly pulled back "Now lets get you married" Sandy said to Ryan who now looked nervous.
"Right" he said but not moving
Seth laughed to himself "Remember Ryan if she have wanted to leave you she had 3 months to do so"
Ryan gave Seth the look "Not helping" he said
Sandy glared at Seth "What it's the same thing he said to me" Seth said throwing his hands up for dramatics
"Your situations are different" Sandy said to Seth then turned to Ryan "You may be nervous now, but that's good because only the things really worth anything in life make you nervous. Once you get through it though you will realize you have nothing to be nervous about"
Ryan stood there thinking about what Sandy just said "You are right" he said shaking his head still convincing himself then finally he began walking towards the door. Seth and Sandy followed.
Because Marissa wanted a small wedding there wedding party consisted of only Seth and Summer, and Sophie with her cousins son Mike. The two younger men stood at the back of the church while Sandy went inside going and sitting by Kirsten who was already crying. He put his arm around her to show his support. After a couple of seconds Sophie and Mike were being ushered by Summer over to the boys.
"Ryan what are you doing, get down there before you see Marissa" Summer said pointing to the alter
Ryan did what he was told and walked into the church of on lookers all smiling at him as he walked towards the alter. He stood there with the priest that was marrying Marissa and him. He shook the priests hand while thanking him. The priest smiled and once his hand was free motioned for the music to start. First was Sophie and Mike. They stood as far apart as they could considering they didn't want to touch one another. Sophie was throwing flowers like she had practiced many times with Summer and waving to everyone who she made eye contact with. Finally they got to the end and both children went to there parents so they wouldn't cause a scene during the wedding. Next it was Seth and Summer. They locked arms and Seth quickly kissed Summers forehead whispering "You look beautiful" before they began there own journey down the aisle. Everyone smiled politely at the two, but both noticed how his parents were beaming at them. They got to the end of the aisle and reluctant to let go of one another considering that was the most contact they had in the last two days with each other. Each of them stood on the opposite sides of the alter as the music changed. Finally Marissa and Jimmy appeared at the end of the aisle. Everyone stood up as they took there first steps. Ryan was in aw to say the least. Marissa smiled at him as he smiled back. They finally made it to the alter and Ryan took a step down watching as Jimmy hugged Marissa and went and sat in between Hailey and Julie. Ryan couldn't help but feel bad for the man considering he was sitting in between his ex-wife and current girlfriend, but his thoughts went right back to Marissa when he felt her hand inside his. They stood in front of the pastor looking lovingly into each others eyes..
"Dearly beloved" the pastor started, that was the same moment Seth stopped paying attention to the wedding as he locked eyes with Summer. She gave his a small smile and focused her attention back to the wedding, that didn't stop Seth. It wasn't until he heard everyone clapping that he realized the wedding was over. He watched as Ryan and Marissa kissed and he began clapping. Marissa then led the way back down the aisle holding Ryan's hand. Seth watched them, then turned his attention to Summer who was patiently waiting. He held his arm out for her.
"My lady" Seth said giving her a goofy grin
"You're so cheesy" Summer said while taking his arm. They walked down the aisle and smiled as they saw Ryan and Marissa smiling at one another. "Congratulations you two" Seth said while they walked towards them.
"Thanks" they said in unison
"So it begins" Seth joked, Summer slapped his arm "Can it Cohen, no one wants you ruining the moment"
"Yes dear" Seth replied and Marissa smiled at him.
"And so it begins" Ryan teased
"What are you talking about?" Seth asked
"She's already got you whipped"
"I do not" Summer defended herself
"Yeah, she does not" Seth added
"Plus, Marissa has you way more whipped" Summer said while placing her hands on her hips.
Marissa just laughed and when Ryan opened his mouth to respond, he quickly shut it when he saw the warning look on Marissa's face.
Seth and Summer both laughed "Told ya" Summer teased
"Make way…I want to see the happy couple" Julie said as she pushed past Seth and Summer and pulling Marissa into a bear hug. "Sweetie you look stunning"
"Thanks mom" Marissa said with a fake smile on her face. "Congratulations you two" Neil said while walking up and standing behind Summer.
"Thank you" the newlyweds said in unison "You look beautiful princess" Neil said then kissed the top of Summers head. "Thanks daddy"
"We are going to head over to the club to make sure that everything is perfect" Julie told the four. Then turned her focus to Ryan and Marissa "You two should really go mingle with your guest"
"Okay mom, thanks" Marissa said embarrassed to be still getting orders from her mother. Julie kissed Marissa on the cheek and walked away.
"Your mother in law seems to adore you" Seth joked
"She's not to happy with the fact that Ryan isn't just some trust fund baby"
"Not to mention, she is still hung up on Luke" Summer added
"That's just wrong" Seth said scrunching up his face
"She was right though, we need to go mingle" Ryan said looking at the mass of people.
"Let's go" Marissa said dreadfully and they walked off
Summer watched them walk away and then looked up at Seth "Well Cohen I must say you clean up nice" she said playfully while, fixing his tie.
"Thank you " he replied playfully bending down so she could feel his hot breath on her neck.
Summer giggled as his breath tickled her neck and grabbed the back of his neck pulling him into a kiss. It started as an innocent playful kiss, but turned into a passionate kiss. As Summer felt her composer slipping away she reminded her self not only were they in a church, but his family was standing not even 10 feet away. She pulled away breathlessly.
"Not in a church and not in front of you family" she explained
Seth pouted at first, which caused Summer to roll her eyes "There is always later Cohen, especially considering I have my own hotel room" Seth smiled and gave her a quick peck.
Once they pulled apart, they heard Sandy shouting across to Seth. Seth groaned to himself.
"Go see your family" she said pushing him in the general direction. Seth stopped and turned back towards Summer. "What are you going to do?"
"I am a big girl I will be fine Cohen…now go"
Seth took Summers hand and began walking towards his family.
"What are you doing?" Summer said pulling her hand away
"Taking you to meet my family" Seth grabbed her hand again, continuing the journey.
"Everyone this is Summer" Summer waved embarrassed
Seth then began pointing towards everyone "You know my parents and there favorite child, the is the Nana, my uncle Mike, his wife Veronica and she is holding Taylor, then there is my aunt Edie and her husband Daniel and this is Daniella, Isreal and Noah, and finally my aunt Lydia and her sons Connor and Nick"
"Hi everyone" Sumer said still trying to remember everyone's name.
"Your Summer Roberts" said one of the girl, who looked like she was in her mid-teens and had a dark complexion then the rest of the family. She had dark black hair that was curled and one side a flower in her ear.
"DanI she knows who she is" Seth teased hoping to rid the tension
"I know but I loved her movie that she did with Bradley Cooper" Daniella explained, then looked at Summer "Is he a good kisser?"
"Okay, I don't want to know the answer to that" Seth said, causing the women in his family to laugh.
"Jealous much Cohen" Summer teased
Seth just tried giving her the look which caused everyone to laugh.
"Wait" said Daniella who seemed to be thinking "You two are…"
They both just nodded there heads "Dang, she's hot" said the oldest boy, he was tall and had dark unruly hair like Seth, but that is where the comparison stopped. He was more muscular and has green eyes that stood out.
"Right" another one of the boys agreed
"Well this is a great conversation, but we really should get to the clubhouse" Kirsten said
"You guys go ahead we have to wait for the happy couple" Seth told his family. They said there good bye and walked away, leaving Seth and Summer alone once again.
"Well seems like you got the family approval" Seth joked
"Yeah" Summer said shortly
Seth shifted uncomfortably "Is something wrong?"
Summer sighed "Just forget it" she then walked away into the room she and Marissa used for getting ready before the wedding. Seth stood there perplexed and then followed her, wanting to know just what caused this mood change.
"Summer we can make this quick or you can drag it out, but I'm not the greatest when it comes to figuring out women…so will you please just tell me what I did?"
Summer looked up at him, and while there were no tears Seth could see the sadness in her face. He moved across the room and took her into his arms.
"All I am ever going to be is a hot actress… that's all people are going to see me as"
Seth laughed a little, relived she wasn't regretting her decision to be with him, because deep, deep down that is what he thought it was.
Summer pushed away from Seth "You're a jerk" she said getting up and fully ready to storm out of the room. Seth grabbed her hand and pulled her back to him. "I'm sorry, I didn't think it was funny. I was laughing at how stupid I can be at times" he explained. He then pulled away from Summer looking down into her watery eyes. "Summer when everyone first meets me all they see is a mumbling dork, when they get to know me well…they still see the same thing." Seth joked, this caused Summer to laugh a little, but he could tell she wasn't fully satisfied. "Yeah, when people first meet you they will see a hot actress, but then they will get to know you and see what I see. A beautiful person inside and out. Who is dedicated, funny, loving, caring, has some anger issues, but that's just something worth living with just to see all the other great sides of you" Summer looked at Seth trying to act mad, at his anger comment. "Just wait, once they get to know you, my family wont even think about the fact that you're an actress"
Summer gave Seth a soft smile "Thank you"
Seth smiled back and kissed her forehead "Anytime"
"You two ready" Ryan said while sticking his head in the room
"Yeah" Seth said then looked down at Summer for conformation. She grabbed his hand and led them out to the limo with there two best friends. It was time to party.